Under Laurent's leadership, the Mages' Association quickly rose to its peak, but there was always one problem: the mages were somewhat insane and unwilling to be bound.
Laurent simply stopped trying to bind the mages. He only needed to find people among them who shared his ambitions.
Five years later, led by Laurent, Dawn, and Gus, they led more than 76,000 mages to subjugate the Dominator.
This grand battle ended two days later—or rather, they marched for two days, and after seeing the Dominator, they were defeated before the battle officially began. After becoming mages by drinking potions, they simply lacked the qualifications to fight the Dominator.
All 76,000-plus mages perished. During the battle, a tentacle that appeared out of thin air pierced Laurent through. Before he became a lump, he said one thing: "Also, the White Goat."
Fortunately, after Laurent became this way, his combat strength soared, and he successfully covered Dawn and Gus's retreat.
After that, Dawn became the leader of the Mages' Association. The three of them "submitted" to the Dominator and used civilians as laborers. Based on the knowledge Laurent had left behind, they built Hiru City and the Mages' Association Headquarters.
From then on, the Mages' Association became a looser organization. The only thing that allowed it to continue was the Moen family's potions. After all, they were Laurent's descendants and knew more than the others.
Dawn ordered everything above the tenth floor of the Mages' Association sealed off. The Old God Church became the residence of the three of them.
After fighting the Dominator, the three of them were affected to varying degrees. They discovered that their deaths had been postponed. This was a warning, telling them what would happen if they resisted.
Moreover, the Dominator came to Hiru City and went dormant there.